publish

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/

Other forms: published; publishing; publishes

Anyone can write something just for themselves. If you publish your writing, it's available to others. For a writer, to publish is about the best thing there is.

Like a lot of words, publish is used in a few ways. When a writer publishes six articles, six pieces of his or her writing have been accepted for publication in books or magazines. When a company publishes an article or book, it actually prints it up and sells it to the public. If you write a blog, you can also say that you publish your writing. Or, a teacher can publish a magazine of student writing just for her class.

Definitions of publish

1. verb

   prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
   “publish a magazine or newspaper”

   synonyms: bring out, issue, put out, release

   types:

   edit

   supervise the publication of

   type of:

   air, bare, publicise, publicize

   make public
2. verb

   put into print
   “The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce”

   synonyms: print

   types:

   republish

   publish again

   gazette

   publish in a gazette

   type of:

   create, make, produce

   create or manufacture a man-made product
3. verb

   have (one's written work) issued for publication
   “She published 25 books during her long career”

   synonyms: write

   compose, indite, pen, write

   produce a literary work

   type of:

   create verbally

   create with or from words